Punjab uplifts transfer certificate restriction for admission in government schools

Punjab government schools to give admission without transfer certificates. Read further to know more.

To help students get admission in government schools without any trouble, the Punjab School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla has announced that the department has decided to remove the restriction on transfer certificates for admission. An official for the school education department said that a letter has been issued in this regard to all district education officers. The restrictions of transfer certificate for admission in government schools has been lifted and school heads have been asked to admit such students at their own level.

He also informed that the school head have been asked to take in writing from the parents of the students who do not have the transfer certificates with them. The school education department has also issued directives to the district authorities to send the names of the schools to headquarters that have not issued transfer certificates to the students.

Schools have also been instructed not to compel students who do not have their birth certificate but want to take admission in the government schools. Such students are to be admitted on a provisional basis.